Link lay motionless among the bushes. A warm feeling came over him as he slowly opened his eyes. With blurred vision, he saw a pink light zigzag around him. Link sat straight up taking in a deep breath of fresh air.
"Zel!" he shouted gasping.
"Take it easy," said the light as it fluttered, "you might be a little dizzy."
Link patted himself down. "My wound? It's healed! But how? What happened? He gawked at the light. "Are you Zel?" he asked with a cocked head and raised eyebrow.
The little pink light continued to bob in front of him. "No, Silly. I'm Sapphrina. I've been watching you ever since you attacked poor Blupee."
"Blupee?"
"Yeah, I knew you were good because you were so gentle when you picked him up. I know you didn't mean to hurt him. You were just scared. After that, I followed you. And then…,"
"What?"
"And then… you died." She paused. "I don't like dead things. So, I brought you back to life."
"I was dead?"
"Yes, but not now. I brought you back."
Link sat and stared at the ground trying to take it all in. "So, you can do that? Bring people back? Can you bring others back to life?"
"Yeah, but the longer they are dead the more magic it takes."
Rory. Branor.
"Sapphrina, I need your help! Those people who shot me are after my family. They may already be…" Link locked his jaw and doubled his fists."
Sapphrina flew around Link's head, "Fairies stay in the forest because they don't do well around people. They capture us and try to use us for our magic. I've never left the forest. It's not safe."
"I promise, I'll protect you. Here, you can hide in my bag. No one will even know you are there," he said as he opened the pouch. Sapphrina inspected it like a bee pollinating a flower.
"Okay," she said with a deep breath as she ducked inside, "let's do this!"
Link nodded firmly and gently closed the bag.